The functions in the MATERIAL PROPERTY MENU are designed to define and modify the material properties in the database. Parts are displayed according to the color of their material definition. Parts without material definition are displayed in white.
The functions in this menu are organized as follows:
By switching solver code settings in the ANALYSIS PROGRAM command in the SETUP menu, the user can assign and create materials that are solver-code specific. The user may assign and create materials at the beginning or at the end of a DSI session.
A detailed description of each function is given in the following sections.
Note: If the analysis code is set to LS-DYNA, see section 6.10.